Miniature circular cupro-nickel medal with laterally-pierced loop and laurel-leaf-decorated ribbon suspension bar; the face a five-pointed star centrally bearing the national emblem of the Sultanate of Oman, being a pair of crossed Omani swords in scabbards, a sheathed khunjar with belt attachments imposed, a circumscription relating to the tenth anniversary in Arabic script below; the reverse with the national flag of the Sultanate of Oman centrally, circumscribed above in Arabic script ‘Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Mua’tham’ and dated ‘1970-1980’; diameter 19.31mm (0.76 inch); on possibly replaced correct ribbon.
The medal was instituted by Sultan Qaboos bin Said on 27 July 1980 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his accession and awarded to members of the armed forces with a minimum of six months’ service.
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